The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-10-15


prophesy. Everybody now is ready to cry
out, told you so. But while the beat is
beat and fair one, and It is conclusively
proven that the Volunteer can out-point
the Thistle, yet coming home before the
wind she pulled right up on her rival, and
If the course had been hundred miles in
stead of twenty, the Thistle would have
got in first. The lack of sympathy fortheir
defeat, and the general jubilation, are due
to several causes. Firstly to the air of ex-
cluslyeness which kept everybody at arms
length, and to the mystery thrown around
her build and the declared lmpossibility of
her defeat. Mr.. Bell and those having
charge of his yacht, were not so extensively
snobbsh as Sir Richard Sutton OF the
Genesta, but there was sufficient of IL to
cause those who would haye been otherwise
pleased at her victory, TO be gladdened by
her defeat. Whether real or pretended,
Mr.. Bell seems in no wise cast down at the
success of his riYal. IL is not probable that
he will ever try it again. When the cup
goes back to England, If It ever does, the
gentleman's name that carries IL won't be
Bell
DIR. Parker of London pronounced his
eulogy on Henry Ward Beecher at the
Academy of Music in Brooklyn on Tues
day. On the Sunday previous he preached
at Plymouth Church, his audience packing
every portion of it as it used to be filled in
the olden time under the great Plymouth
Pastor. 1t would be unfair to crticise any
man placed in as trying position as DR..
Parker was. He evidently felt the situa-
tion keenly, and made a hercuean effort to
please; but his methods were not those of
Plymouth Church. Confidence in himself
he had; severe as was the ordeal through
which he was passing, it was evident to
every man, woman and child that the
thought of failure never entered into his
head. Our city is just now full of English
men and Scotchmen, who have come here
to see the races, and they seemed almost as
anxious for the success of their country
man in the pulpit as they were for the
Thistle upon the sea. Hundreds of them
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be turned away, there not being an inch of
available standing room long before the
service commenced. The membership of
Plymouth Church Is something over Z, 1000,
and as the church will only hold about 1 :
500, you see that there is not much room
for outsiders when all the family is at home.
But, as | said, the church was packed, and
| can only say, to put il in mild form,
that the enthusiasm was not of that violent
form to threaten anybody's health.
His lecture on Tuesday was an eloquent
and scholarly review of the life and SER
vices of his dead friend. He was address
ing an audience in entire sympathy with
every telling point he made, and the result
was more satisfactory than his effort on
Sunday. If the Academy had been twice
as large 1t could easily have been filled; in
fact, all the tickets were sold several days
in advance of the lecture-whch, although
a great financial success, was away below
many efforts that Mr.. Beecher in his life
made for local and State charities. If
mistake not, his lecture for the building of
the Soldiers Home at Bath, in this State,
realized for that Institution, $13, ,O00 1t is
safe to say that DR.. Parker in due time will
return to his charge in London.
Under the charge of Major Pond, Mr..
Beecher's favorite agent, he will make a
lecture tour through the United States, and
a good solid bag full of American eagles
will undoubtedly be pleasant reminder to
him of his visit to the western wi!ds to de-
liver grateful tribute to Plymouths dead
pastor.
The latest divorce suit has set all the
sporting world on a broad guffaw. No
man is better known on our race-courses
than old Bill DAILY. He is seventy-five If
he is day; and when tell YOU that he
was crony of George Spicer and Hiram
Woodruff, you may guess he is no chicken.
Some of the boys swear he Is oyer eighty.
and an old trainer, Tom Long, says he was
sired before the American Revolution. Be
that as it may, he hobbies about with q
stick. He has the spring halt, and is spav-
lned, his skin is like tan bark, and he is
not pretty to look upon; but he has cap
tured blooming widow all the same. and
has been playing Romeo to her Juliet. It's
awful funny, but Mrs. Daily don't think so,
so she sues for divorce and 5000, 900.
Uncle Bill swears he hasn't cent, but
there's half million in an old stocking
somewhere and the lawyers are going to
find 1t.
The Anarchists were out in full force on
Sunday, and had to be dubbed into de-
cent submission to the law George Fran
els Train gave us chapter second of his
revelation. One dose was enough. o.
Donovan Rossa was his principal auditor.
Anti-poYerty is booming-stock away up.
Harry HilPs Infamous diye on Houston
Street closed its doors after thirty years of
sin. All praise for this to our new police
superintendent. With Billy AIcGlory, The.
Allen and Harry Hin driven out of New
York, perhaps the millennium is not so far
on after all. BROADBRIM.